Medical News
Depression During Early Pregnancy Linked To Gestational Diabetes: NIH Study
Tech Times - 21 Sep 2016 16:49
A study by the National Institutes of Health found a 'two-way link' between depression and diabetes among pregnant women. It said depression in the early stages of pregnancy could escalate the chances of gestational diab...
Smoking Cigarettes Can Permanently Damage Your DNA: Study
Tech Times - 21 Sep 2016 14:30
Many of the smoking-related damages to the DNA fade within five years after a smoker quits. Findings of a new study, however, revealed that changes on at least 19 genes can last for decades.
Wynwood Now Zika-Free: Florida Governor Rick Scott Urges Community Effort To Keep Zika Transmissions At Bay
Tech Times - 21 Sep 2016 12:52
Florida Governor Rick Scott announced on Monday, Sept. 19 that Miami's Wynwood region is free of Zika virus transmission. The governor also urged people to visit Wynwood later this month for the 'Dine Out Wynwood' event ...
Obese, Lean Children Have Different Gut Bacteria: Study
Tech Times - 21 Sep 2016 16:16
Efforts are in place to address obesity in children and teens but the problem persists. In a new study, researchers have found that obese children and teens and their leaner counterparts have different gut microbiota.
FDA Turns To Technology, Launches App Competition To Combat Opioid Overdose Epidemic
Tech Times - 21 Sep 2016 15:30
FDA announced a tech challenge called 2016 Naloxone App Competition to contain deaths caused by opioid overdose. Innovators are urged to develop an app to help overdosed individuals connect with people carrying the rever...
FDA's Radiological Health Unit Sets Its FY2017 Regulatory Science Priorities
Medical Design Technology - 21 Sep 2016 00:40
News The CDRH regulatory science priorities serve as a catalyst to improving the safety, effectiveness, performance and quality of medical devices and radiation-emitting products and to facilitate introducing innovative ...
Podcasts Can Help Global Discussion of Palliative Care
Medical Design Technology - 21 Sep 2016 20:08
Article Podcasts--downloadable online digital audio files--have the potential to facilitate communication about palliative care with researchers, policymakers and the public. Contributed Author: University of Liverpool...
Clinical Studies: Quantra Hemostasis Analyzer Improves the Management of Critical Bleeding
Medical Design Technology - 21 Sep 2016 19:56
News The hemostasis analyzer is designed to help rapidly and accurately determine the cause of critical bleeding, enabling precise treatment and reducing unnecessary blood transfusions. Contributed Author: Mike Botta, ...
'Why My Next Personal Purchase is a Wearable'
Medical Design Technology - 21 Sep 2016 18:18
Blog Although, one cannot go out and purchase a wearable that replaces a general practitioner in the conventional sense, is the wearable technology trend, from an information point of view, heading us in that direction? ...
Life Spine Announces FDA Clearance of PRO-LINK Ti Stand-Alone Cervical Spacer System
Medical Design Technology - 21 Sep 2016 16:51
News PRO-LINK Ti offers a low-profile, stand-alone cervical inter body with company's Osseo-Loc technology, a proprietary surface treatment for titanium with 500-600 microns of porosity. Contributed Author: Life Spine ...
BD Unveils Next Generation Wireless Point-of-Care Diagnostic Device
Medical Design Technology - 21 Sep 2016 16:05
News New BD Veritor™ Plus System Enables Fast and Accurate Test Results for Health Care Providers Contributed Author: Becton, Dickinson and Company Topics: Medical Diagnostics
TriGuard Cerebral Protection Device Demonstrates Safety and Significant Improvements in Brain Protection in Patients Undergoing TAVR Procedures
Medical Design Technology - 21 Sep 2016 16:00
News Results demonstrated a difference in the number of patients with brain lesions incurred during TAVR with 68% of unprotected patients experiencing new lesions compared to only 20% of patients for which the embolic de...
Nihon Kohden Introduces New Bedside Monitor Designed to Meet Precise Needs of Ambulatory Surgery, Specialty Centers
Medical Design Technology - 21 Sep 2016 15:51
News In addition to a range of standard monitoring features, the BSM-3500 offers a number of critical capabilities to ensure care in low acuity settings. Contributed Author: Nihon Kohden Corp. Topics: Surgical
FDA Approves Six-Month Primary End Point for the Lutonix Below-the-Knee Drug Coated Balloon
Medical Design Technology - 21 Sep 2016 02:22
News The clinical trial is evaluating the device when used for the treatment of stenosis or occlusion of native below-the-knee arteries with a cumulative lesion length up to 320 mm with reference vessel diameters of 2 to...
Shockwave Medical Announces Positive Six-Month DISRUPT PAD Results in Patients with Calcified Peripheral Artery Disease
Medical Design Technology - 21 Sep 2016 02:00
News The study's primary safety endpoint was freedom from major adverse events through 30 days. Procedural success, the primary performance endpoint, was defined as less than 50 percent residual diameter stenosis. Contri...
One-Year Results in Japanese Clinical Study Affirms the GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis as a Device-of-Choice for Treating Complex SFA Disease
Medical Design Technology - 21 Sep 2016 00:18
News The device demonstrated excellent outcomes in treating long, complex lesions in the superficial femoral artery (SFA), achieving 88 percent primary patency at 12 months. The findings were presented during Vascular In...